first published – Saturday, August 13, 2011 • Gisborne Herald, by Kathy McVey This is my final column as Heart of Gisborne’s city manager. When I started here nearly two years ago, part of my brief from the voluntary executive committee which manages Heart of Gisborne was to “promote a sense of pride” among the [...]
Thanks for phoning the radio station in droves this week when Heart of Gisborne launched a new retail promotion called “Gisopoly”. Gisopoly is designed to bump up the bucks in our local retailers’ tills during the drab winter month of August. It was developed in response to feedback from our previous Shop & Win promotions. [...]
- first published in the Gisborne Herald – Saturday, July 23, 2011 • by Kathy McVey Heart of Gisborne had ‘‘server issues’’ last week. That catch-phrase seems to cover a myriad of technical challenges in today’s business arena, but for me the most obvious was with our email. I received no incoming mail for almost [...]
The Rugby World Cup, and all the shenanigans associated with an international event of this size, brings with it the chance to reverse the flagging fortunes of Gisborne’s retail sector. I don’t think Gisborne people have yet realized the enormity of Rugby World Cup 2011. It is the fourth biggest event in the sporting world. [...]
Heart of Gisborne has a Facebook page. But to tell you the truth I’m struggling to work out how best to utilise it to engage either the businesses in our central city or those who come here to shop. At the recent Towns and Cities of New Zealand conference, brand strategist Alex Lovell, of OPD [...]
(first published in The Gisborne Herald 2 July 2011) I was honoured to speak at the annual Towns & Cities of New Zealand conference in Wellington this week. And gratified that what I said was well received by the 40-plus town centre managers, council representatives and board members who attended. (My topic? ‘The [...]
I took a two week break from this column. Did you notice? We had a column from Gisborne’s Mayor Meng Foon as replacement one week, then one from Gisborne’s Chamber of Commerce president Fraser Brown the next. (Thank you to both of you. It was terrific to read different perspectives on our city.) Sometimes having [...]
first published in The Gisborne Herald, Saturday, June 04, 2011 • Kathy McVey As city manager for Heart of Gisborne, one of my responsibilities is to welcome new businesses to the city. So I wandered into Harvey Norman on opening day, had a really good look around and handed out a few business cards. (Luckily [...]
As an ex-journalist I love reading The Gisborne Herald. With the job I do now – managing Heart of Gisborne – it’s the best place for me to get local news. But quite frankly, it bums me out to see a front page about the gangs of youths prowling around our city at night. (Gisborne [...]
from Heart of Gisborne city manager, Kathy McVey The week ahead: Another beautiful day! I love Gisborne at this time of year (at any time of year, in fact!). Thank you so much to everyone who attended one of our 8 Heart of Gisborne Know Your Neighbours events over the past fortnight. It was great [...]
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